Tennessee § 50-7-714 - Prosecutions — Representation in court.
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§ 50-7-714. Prosecutions — Representation in court.
All criminal actions for violations of this chapter, or any rules or regulations issued pursuant to this chapter, shall be prosecuted by the district attorney general of the judicial district in which the violation occurs, or the attorney general and reporter, in which case a prosecutor shall be dispensed with and no prosecutor need be marked on the indictment for the violation. The grand juries of the state are given inquisitorial powers over the violations of this chapter. In the event any criminal actions for the violation of this chapter or any rules or regulations issued pursuant to this chapter should, in the opinion of the appropriate district attorney general, be initiated by a criminal warrant for the purpose of providing the accused a preliminary hearing to determine probable cause, the appropriate district attorney general or assistant district attorney general shall sign the warrant. Acts 1947, ch. 29, § 17; C. Supp. 1950, § 6901.17 (Williams, § 6901.41); Acts 1977, ch. 330, § 28; 1978, ch. 762, § 4; 1979, ch. 422, § 14; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 50-1355.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 50-7-714 ("Prosecutions — Representation in court.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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